United B763 near Brussels on Jul 16th 2012, engine shut down in flight
Last Update: July 16, 2012 / 21:40:04 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-973
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
The flight was cancelled.
A passenger reported the captain announced they had to shut an engine down possible due to damage by a foreign object/bird.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 16, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
United
Flight number
UA-973
Departure
Brussels, Belgium
Destination
Chicago O'Hare, United States
Aircraft Registration
N642UA
Aircraft Type
Boeing 767-300
ICAO Type Designator
B763
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